The course offers a panorama of 20th and 21st-century social history, focusing more particularly on the question of British identity.
Three main themes will be the object of in-depth study: Britain’s imperial and European identity, national and regional identities within the United Kingdom, and values-based identities in an increasingly secularised society.
Brochure
Recommended Readings (these books are available at the University Library)
Britain since 1945 : Aspects of Identity / Peter Leese
Britannia overruled : British policy and world power in the twentieth century / David Reynolds (an excellent study of Britain’s imperial and post-imperial history in the 20th century)
Scotland and the Union, 1707-2007 / edited by T. M. Devine (only the last chapters are on the 20th-21st centuries)
The Oxford History of Britain / edited by Kenneth O. Morgan (a general political history, less centered on identity issues – only the last chapters are on the 20th century)
Understanding my proofreading marks
This page will explain what I mean by the different signs and acronyms I use when I mark your papers.
A step-by-step guide to using Hypothes.is
Reading historical documents will start with collaborative annotations at home using the free online tool Hypothes.is
Please follow the instructions on this page.
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- Writing a text commentary on the Balfour Declaration, 1926
- Lecture – Imperial and European Identities (2)
- MARGARET THATCHER AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
- Lecture – Imperial and European Identities (1)
- Introductory Chapter (2)
- Introductory chapter (1)
- L3 Hypothesis Private Group 2025-26
- Document: The Post-War Labour Government